About Tarah
Tarah Mackintosh, is a masters educated, registered Counsellor. Her therapeutic approach is compassionate and empowering, supporting people to identify their strengths, foster self-understanding and create meaningful change. Holistic, because no story is the same.
Tarah Mackintosh is a registered Counsellor with the Australian Counselling Association, she holds a Bachelor of Psychological Science and a Master of Counselling. Tarah’s approach draws on Person-Centred Counselling and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, with mindfulness practices integrated where aligned.
Tarah has experience in private practice and not-for-profit settings, supporting clients with psychosocial disabilities and neurodivergent individuals including ASD and ADHD and a background in Corporate HR. Tarah has a diverse client base and practices with authenticity and compassion. She has a strong focus on creating a collaborative space for individuals to feel heard, validated and to build self-understanding, while working toward meaningful change. Tarah’s areas of interest are mindset, identity, burnout, anxiety, self-worth & confidence, relationships, career navigation and life transitions.
Tarah has an interest in couples counselling and continues to develop her expertise through the Gottman Institute. Tarah works with couples in strengthening connection, communication, and mutual understanding.
Tarah is also a level 2 Usui Reiki Practitioner. Reiki, meaning Life Force Energy creates self healing and inner balance, removing emotional blocks and enabling the body to return to a parasympathetic state.